Far from the Madding Crowd (Penguin Classics)
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Thomas Hardy’s impassioned novel of courtship in rural life
In Thomas Hardy’s first major literary success, independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, the soldier-seducer Sergeant Troy, and the devoted shepherd Gabriel Oak. Each, in contrasting ways, unsettles her decisions and complicates her life, and tragedy ensues, threatening the stability of the whole community. One of his first works set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex, Hardy’
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Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Release date: 29 April 2003
ISBN-10 : 0141439653 | ISBN-13: 9780141439655
Release date: 29 April 2003
ISBN-10 : 0141439653 | ISBN-13: 9780141439655
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